CODES OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

o Bench Marks Principles for Global Corporate Responsibility

Bench Marks is one of the most comprehensive sets of social and environmental
criteria and business performance indicators available. Corporations will find the
indicators presented useful for developing and monitoring corporate codes of
conduct, particularly when managing relations with stakeholder bodies. NGOs,
stakeholders and investors will find the indicators useful for assessing corporate
conduct. Offers are over 100 principles, 129 criteria and 118 Bench Marks to
assist companies who are genuine about responsible corporate behavior.

o Caux Round Table: Principles for Business

CRT believes that the world business community should play an important role in
improving economic and social conditions. Through an extensive and
collaborative process in 1994, business leaders developed the CRT Principles for
Business to embody the aspiration of principled business leadership. The
principles are a worldwide vision for ethical and responsible corporate behavior
and serve as a foundation for action for business leaders worldwide.

o CERES Principles

By adopting these principles, we publicly affirm our belief that corporations have
a responsibility for the environment, and must conduct all aspects of their
business as responsible stewards of the environment by operating in a manner that
protects the Earth. We believe that corporations must not compromise the ability
of future generations to sustain themselves.
o Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) of 1977

Is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of

the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income
neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977. The regulation was
revised in May 1995. Also see the Inner City Press that reports on community
reinvestment practices and developments.

o Corporate Codes of Conduct

Critique and assessment by Bureau for Workers' Activities of the International

Labour Organization.

o Declaration of a Global Ethic (1993)

Given at the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions on September 4, 1993, in

Chicago, Illinois..

o Dublin Statements and Principles

Commended to the world leaders assembled at the United Nations Conference on

Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in June of 1992, the participants
urged all governments to study carefully the specific activities and means of
implementation recommended in the Conference Report, and to translate those
recommendations into urgent action programmes for water and sustainable
development.
o European Corporate Governance Network: Corporate Governance Codes,
Principles, Recommendations & Laws

Through this website, the European Corporate Governance Institute is making

available the full texts of corporate governance codes, principles of corporate
governance and corporate governance reforms both in Europe and elsewhere.
These documents come from various sources --- some have originated from other
publicly accessible websites; others have been submitted by their issuing
institution; and many have been sent by members and others. All contributions
will be acknowledged.

o Global Sullivan Principles of Social Responsibility

"As a company which endorses these Principles we will respect the law, and as a
responsible member of society we will apply these Principles with integrity
consistent with the legitimate role of business. We will develop and implement
company policies, procedures, training and internal reporting structures to ensure
commitment to these Principles throughout our organization. We believe the
application of these Principles will achieve greater tolerance and better
understanding among peoples, and advance the culture of peace

o Institute of Global Ethics

Founded in 1990, the IGE is an independent, nonsectarian, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3)

nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ethical action in a global context.
Our challenge is to explore the global common ground of values, elevate
awareness of ethics, and provide practical tools for making ethical decisions.
o ISO - International Organization for Standardization

A network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries, on the basis of one
member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that
coordinates the system.

o MacBride Principles

By Father Sean McManus, President, Irish National Causus, principles of conduct

for firms doing business in Northern Ireland

o Maquiladoras Standards of Conduct

Drafted by the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras, a tri-national coalition of

religious, environmental, labor, Latino and women's organizations that seek to
pressure U.S. transnational corporations to adopt socially responsible practices
within the maquiladora industry, in order to ensure a safe environment along the
U.S./Mexico border, safe work conditions inside the maquila plants and a fair
standard of living for the industries workers. A central vehicle for achieving these
goals is the establishment of the Maquiladora Standards of Conduct.

o Sullivan Principles

When The Rev. Leon Sullivan joined the Board of Directors at General Motors in

1971, he used his corporate foothold to oppose apartheid, the government policy
of segregation in South Africa. Since the passage of a Declaration of Grand
Apartheidin 1948, a number of reformers, including Nelson Mandela, had tried
unsuccessfully to end apartheid. General Motors was the largest employer of
blacks in South Africa at that time, and Sullivan decided to use his position on the
Board of Directors to apply economic pressure to end the unjust system. The
 result was the Sullivan Principles, which became the blueprint for ending
apartheid.

o United Nations Global Compact

In an address to the World Economic Forum on January 31, 1999, the former

Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, challenged business leaders
to join an international initiative --- the Global Compact --- that would bring
companies together with UN agencies, labour and civil society to support
universal environmental and social principles. The Compact's operational phase
was launched at UN Headquarters in New York on July 26, 2000. Today,
thousands of companies from all regions of the world, international labour and
civil society organizations are engaged in the Compact, working to advance ten
universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and
anti-corruption.